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I was standing at a jewelry kiosk in the middle of the mall when I noticed the brewing altercation. Cecily and I were on a quick...

In case you’ve been living under a rock, let me give you an update on the cost of college: it’s a lot. (and is outpacing wage growth...

Note: I use some PG-13 rated language and imagery in this blog as a tool to convey my message. My apologies in advance to anyone it...

“The best way to get rich while serving a grand purpose is to become a youth minister.” - Said no one ever Let’s face it, if you’re a new...

Cecily and I do not have children yet. It’s a conscious and intentional choice that we made years ago for a variety of reasons, one of...

A recent Sunday morning started out with a bang: two mile run, one hundred hydro-burpees, seventy-five sandbag squats, fifty sandbag...

The best adventures often begin with a bit of trepidation. The sweaty palms, increased heart rate, and pit that forms in your stomach the...

I have a love/hate relationship with doing hard things. No one can attest to this more than my wife, who has been by my side as I’ve...

“I stand ready to deploy, engage, and destroy, the enemies of the United States of America in close combat.”[1] This line from the...

Over twenty-five thousand runners show up at the starting line each year to run from Dodger Stadium down to the Pacific Ocean for the LA...

We fell in love with packs on our backs and boots on our feet. Kenya, Moldova, Slovakia, and the unrecognized breakaway republic of...

Editor's note: Today's post is a guest post by Teller Emmer, Graduate Apprentice for our campus ministry at the University Church in...

In the past three years since joining CrossFit, I’ve experienced more injuries than ever before. While my list doesn’t include paralysis...

Fifteen to twenty miles. Ten to twelve hours of no sleep interspersed with pushups, bear crawls across the sand, surf torture, and...